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Hi, Kclearh20,

From what you describe, no, I would not think your changes of being pregnant are high. You took the pills as directed for missing two pills, and you probably would not have been ovulating yet anyway (I am assuming you just had a period before you started the new pack of pills).

Most likely you should keep taking your birth control pills as scheduled. Here's what the Plan B One-Step site recommends as to continuing to take them:

"Check with your healthcare professional for instructions on taking your oral contraceptive. You should not deviate from the directions for use of your usual contraceptive."

The only information I found about a decrease in effectiveness was for women taking daily progestin-only birth control pills and certain anti-seizure drugs. Here's a good page of FAQ about Plan B and birth control from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign:

http://www.mckinley.illinois.edu/handouts/plan_b_contraception.html

Does this help?

April 5, 2010 - 11:09am

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